Nicandra Diaz Santillan

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Gloria Allred escorts Nicandra Diaz Santillan, Meg Whitman's former housekeeper, out of a news conference. Allred has denied political motive, saying she was simply helping a woman who was coldly dismissed and says she's owed more than $6,000 in back pay. "I think she wanted to have a voice," Allred says.

Gloria Allred escorts Nicandra Diaz Santillan, Meg Whitman's former housekeeper, out of a news conference. Allred has denied political motive, saying she was simply helping a woman who was coldly dismissed and says she's owed more than $6,000 in back pay. "I think she wanted to have a voice," Allred says.